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Contraband smuggling in correctional facilities was already on the rise before the coronavirus pandemic, and would-be smugglers continue to develop new means of concealment. This evolving challenge to safety inside jails and prisons has intensified in the past year, and due to the lockdowns to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, postal mail has become a favored conduit for contraband drugs. ...
The result was a much busier passenger screening checkpoint. Previously, the conventional X-ray equipment required liquids and large electronic devices to be removed from baggage which made the overall process much slower. ...
Solution The REDWAVE XRF utilizes X-Ray Fluorescence Technology, which analyzes and evaluates glass on the basis of its elemental composition. ...
We are now developing a system which allows the visualization of the structure and tissue associated with breast cancer, which is difficult to achieve with conventional mammography, by utilizing X-ray refraction. This system is expected to achieve an approximately 1000-fold higher contrast and high spatial resolution at low dose; compared to techniques by use of X-ray absorption. Monochromatic ...
The aim of this study was to determine mean absorbed doses to the stuff working in operation room after renovation and establishing a new X-ray equipment and to find an approach to reduce the absorbed dose to the doctors and nurses in operation room. The source of over exposure was a combination of new equipment and lack of awareness of staff engrossed in their duties.Keywords: staff overdose, ...